Even though the United Nations voted last year to observe the Olympic Truce, the Paris Games will still be held under the shadow of international conflict.Iran-Israel: escalating uncertainty It is still difficult to assess the impact of this escalating conflict on the Games.
Formula One returns to China for the first time in five years this week with a packed programme including a Saturday sprint race, but not everyone is happy with the Shanghai schedule.The sprint weekend schedule has changed this season, with Shanghai's 19-lap sprint race on Saturday morning followed by main qualifying in its normal afternoon slot to determine the grid for Sunday's 56-lap grand prix.
Paris Saint-Germain's emphatic victory over Barcelona keeps alive the French club's dream of ending the Kylian Mbappe era by lifting the Champions League trophy at Wembley in June.Neymar departed last year for Saudi Arabia, and Mbappe recently informed the French champions that he intends to leave when his contract expires at the end of this campaign, with Real Madrid almost certainly his next destination.